Vitamin A and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Abstract

Vitamin A levels were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of a total of 78 patients having idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH;n=20), elevated pressure of other causes (E-ICP;n=19), and normal pressure (N-ICP;n=39), in a study at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

Keywords

• vitamin a
• idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• retinol-binding protein